Pinwheel



Aug. 23, 1927- J, HEBERLING PINWHEEL Filed Dec. 19, 1924 IN V EN TOR. Ii I A TTORNZ ls.

Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

JOHN HEBEBLING, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

, PINWHEEL.

Application filed December 19, 1924. Serial No. 756,906.

The object of this invention is to provide its pick-up qualities when displayed for sale.

Another object is to provide means for positively locking the blades to the center plate and giving them their correct shape and positively holding them in place therein.

These and other objects will be illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan View of one of the blades.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the center plate.

Figure 3 is a planview of the center plate and two blades assembled into a wheel.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the wheel bent to the desired shape ready for mountmg.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the wheel mounted on a stick.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates the center plate which is made preferably of metal and is of approximately rectangular shape, having the rounded extensions 2 and 3 thereon. It is also provided with the upturned lugs or shoulders 4 and 5 thereon which lugs are placed at the outer corners thereof. It is also provided with the lugs 6 and 7 which are struck up from the body thereof near the center thereof. The plate is perforated at 9, 10 and 11 to receive the pin on which the wheel rotates; 12 indicates the blank for the blade which is made preferably of sheet celluloid. This blank has a shoulder 13 on one side thereof which engages with the upturned lugs 4 and 5, and has a recess 14 thereon which engages with the upturned lugs 6 and 7. The blades 12 are assembled on the plate 1 as shown in Figure 3, by placing the blades in the proper position and pressing down the lugs at, 5, 6 and 7 into engagement therewith. 'The wheel is then bent to the form shown in Figure 4 so that the holes 9, 10 and 11 will all come in line with each other so that the straight pin' on which it is to rotate will pass thru these holes.

In making up this wheel I prefer to use celluloid blades of different colors with a metal center of a third color so that three colors will be embodied in vone wheel. The center plate being of metal will give an excellent bearing to the wheel and the blades will be positively interlocked and fastened thereto.

This con'ibinationgives a wheel that is cheap to manufacture, strong and durable in service and very attractive in appearance because each wheel will combine three colors and any combination and a great variety of colors can be secured thereby.

I claim:

1. A pin wheel having a center plate having parallel edges at the top and bottom, a lug bent up on each side thereof at corners diagonally opposite, lugs bent up from the body within the edges thereof, blades of diflerent colors placed against the top and bottom of said plate and locked in place thereonby means of said lugs.

2. A pinwheel having a center plate having parallel edges at the top and bottom, a lug bent up on each side thereof at corners diagonally opposite, lugs bent up from the body within the edges thereof, blades of difierent colors placed against the top and bottom of said plate and locked in place thereon by means of said lugs, said center plate being curved spirally to give flare to the blades held thereby.

3. In a pin wheel, the combination of a central sleeve forming the hub of the pinwheel, a blade having a curved inner end extending into each of the open ends of said sleeve and means for fastening said blades into said sleeve.

4. In a pinwheel, the combination of a JOHN HEBERLING. 

